§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the employees of his Department are registered as disabled.
§ Mr. GummerThe number of registered disabled persons employed in the Department of Employment Group at 1 June 1984 was 1,301.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many new staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GummerInformation for the years prior to 1981 is not readily available and could be produced only at516W disproportionate cost. Numbers of new staff and losses, due primarily to retirement and resignation, in each year from 1981 are as follows:
New staff Losses 1981 10,279 4.736 1982 4,326 5,933 1983 4,513 4,771 1984* 882 2,002 * Up to 1 June. Note: Figures are for non-industrial staff and exclude small numbers of transfers to and from other Departments.